This is another issue of poop problems, so quit reading now if you have no interest or a sensitive constitution. I will not be insulted, I promise.
A while back I mentioned that Dennis had started using Activia, the yogurt enhanced with some fancy term that basically means a gentle diuretic. In plain old English, a poop mover. He ate it for the recommended 14 days, and Voila!, he pooped. We were sold on this stuff.
Unfortunately, a few days after the 14 day challenge, he started up with the diarrhea. By now you all know, that nothing is normal with Dennis. Constipation is not normal and diarrhea is not normal. When he is sitting on the toilet, he somehow manages to get poop all over, inside and out and even on the shower curtain. The floor, of course, needs a good scrubbing each time, too. Then there are those times, when he is not sitting on the toilet, but he is, unbeknownst to himself, still pooping. Right now he is wearing double diapers to prevent massive leakage, but yesterday he still managed to end up with a pair of shorts that we both agreed would best be tossed in the garbage.
One of my favorite times, though, is the poopy butt shower. It seems the scrubbing of the poopy butt, encourages the butt to let loose. I have barely missed being pooped on more than I care to mention, while giving him a butt side up shower.
Like the urination issues of yore, the daily changing of sheets, and the hourly changes of diapers, we are becoming used to dealing with this with humor. And I suppose, love. If these problems are a test of our love and our ability to laugh, then we are both passing with flying colors. But hey, already. Enough testing. We do not plan to fail.
Until later,
Ann and Dennis
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